Hunsicker's Grove
Managed by Longswamp Township
49 acres0.5 mi of trail
Quarry Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Longswamp Township
15% of Longswamp Township’s land is conserved: 2,150 acres
311 acres are parks and preserves, 55 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Hunsicker's Grove (0.5 mi). 35% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #438 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
15%
2,150 acres · of 22.7 sq mi of land
Trails
10 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
311 ac
55 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
35%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,240 ft
Topton Mountain
What kind of outdoors town is Longswamp Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Longswamp Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Longswamp Township is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #438 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Longswamp Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land15% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land55 acres of park per 1,000 residents (311 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home35% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 72%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 58%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Longswamp Township’s 15% is ahead of 70% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 51% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Hunsicker's Grove, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Longswamp Township Community Park
Managed by Longswamp Township
31 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
2,150 conserved acres
15% of Longswamp Township’s land. Who manages Longswamp Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County6,512 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits441 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)170 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government78 ac
Not recorded227 ac
Agricultural Easement · 6,612 acConservation Easement · 266 acForest Stewardship Easement · 244 acLocal Other or Unknown · 195 acLocal Park · 110 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,844 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 146 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berks County Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 206 | Open |
| Hunsicker's Grove Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 48 | Open |
| Longswamp Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 31 | Open |
| Municipal Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 16 | Open |
| Berks County Park Local Park | Not recorded | 4 | Unknown |
Things to do
2 places to go in Longswamp Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Longswamp Township
Topton Mountain1,240 ft elevation
DirectionsGap Hill1,145 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
8 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.7 miUnpaved · 6.4 mi
Topton Watershed2.1 mi
Topton Watershed Path0.7 mi
Topton Home Nature Trail0.6 mi
Deer Trail - Only Experienced Navigators!0.5 mi
Bear Creek Trail 10.4 mi
Quarry Trail0.2 mi
topton Watershed0.1 mi
Topton Watershed Spur0.1 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
5Tennis
3Baseball
1Volleyball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Longswamp Township: April to June and August
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Longswamp Township →
Next door
Longswamp Township and its neighbors
Longswamp Township has the most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Longswamp Township10 miUpper Macungie Township6.3 miMaxatawny Township4.3 miHereford Township0.9 miBreinigsville0.6 miTopton0.1 miRockland Township0.1 miDistrict Township0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longswamp Township | 15% | 0.4 | 55 | 35% | B+ |
| Topton | 3% | 0.1 | 5 | 99%+ | B− |
| Maxatawny Township | 24% | 0.2 | 37 | 68% | B+ |
| Rockland Township | 11% | under 0.1 | 10 | 8% | C |
| Upper Macungie Township | 9% | 0.2 | 21 | 73% | B+ |
| Breinigsville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| District Township | 24% | under 0.1 | 41 | 14% | B− |
| Hereford Township | 8% | 0.1 | 12 | 46% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Longswamp Township
Where can I hike in Longswamp Township?
The longest trail networks: Hunsicker's Grove, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Longswamp Township is conserved land?
15% of its land, against a typical 8% for a Pennsylvania town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Longswamp Township’s trails?
Hunsicker's Grove and Longswamp Township Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Longswamp Township?
15,251 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Longswamp Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 311 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Longswamp Township have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #438 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Longswamp Township neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →